Nose ring for livestock



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' V. D. STEWART NOSE RING FOR LIVESTOCK I Filed Sept. 26, 1923 MS flttamu Patented Aug. 31, 1926.

VERNON D. STEWART, OFPARIS, ILLINOIS.

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Application filed September as, 1923. Serial No. 664,898,

My present invention relates to nose rings for livestock, particularly for hogs, and is an improvement upon U. S. Letters Patent No. 1,1363%, issued under date of April 20, 1915, to U. G. Stewart, then of Paris, Illinois.

It has for an object to facilitate the initial bending, and to insure greater accuracy and uniformity in ring formation.

its a further object the present invention contemplates the production of rings, of the character indicated, capable of application to the snout of an animal with speed, accuracy and precision, and with a greater degree of effectiveness than heretofore.

A further objectis the production of coinparatively inexpensively nose rings of extremely simple, but practical construction, which are at once durable and peculiarly efiicient in the performance. of their intended functions.

As a still further object the present ring structure, when properly applied to the snout of a hog, is designed, arranged and adapted to prevent rooting, fence-lifting, chicken eating, or in case of a vicious hog attacks upon others in the same field or pen.

Other objects and advantagesof the present invention will be apparent to persons engaged in the industry to which it relates.

The invention will be hereinafter particularly described and'pointed out in the claims following.

In the accompanying drawings which form part of this application for Letters Patentand whereon corresponding reference characters indicate like parts in the several views:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of an unformed or open ring embodying my inven-v tion, having combined therewith a special form of interfering prong;

Figure 2 is a side elevation of parts shown by Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a top plan view of structure also with ring unformed;

Figure 4 is a top planrview of one triangular ring as finally closed in operative position, from a blank indicated by dotted lines; and I Figures 5 and 6, respectively, indicate in plan, two of many possible ring shapes closed into final and operative position, the interfering prong in both instances appearing in section.

' said spur, and for Reference being had to the drawings and characters tliereon,'1 indicates the body of my improved nosering formed of relative ly stiil' wire, and of any desirable contour so long as substantially ring shaped, but in anyevent terminating in reversely disposed and oppositely sharpened or beveled extremities 2, 2,constituting entering or piercing" Crossing the ring blank or body portion 1, directly in front of its kink 3 aforesaid, is a combined spur or goad 5, and an inter feringprong 6 formed by a continuation of purposes which will later appear. i

Obviously the last mentioned elements 5 and 6 may be variously formed dilCl'Of va rious proportions according to special requirements for use upon pigs, shoats, hogs on other animals, but, as will be observed,

the present illustrations disclose a prong- 6 of unusual length, and of cyma-reversa curved form, especially arranged and adapted for use upon chickeneating and vicious hogs.

The said combined spur 5 and curved prong 6 is preferably secured to the inner central area of blank or body 1, directly opposite the kink 3 by welding these two members securely together, and by this process a certain amount of crystallization or hardness between shoulders 4:, a is set up, which also contributes to the desired symmetrical formation of the finished ring, and assists in starting the ring-bending operation from both sides'at one and the same time.

In practice these rings are applied by closing and overlapping their'beveled eX- tremities 2, 2, directly through the cartilage between the nostrils of a hog, for example, or other animal, the ordinary ringer pincers (not shown) being employed for this purpose; and, when so applied, the position of prong 6 in use upon the snout of the animal when standing erect, is'approximately" parallel With the ground. In this relation of parts it is obvious that any attempt at" rooting or fence-lifting reacts directly upon the hog itself, because depression of the prong 6 fulcruming upon the inner portionof ring body 1, causesthe lower extremity of spur 5 to goad into the comparatively tender end of the animals snout abovethe mouth to promptly curb his ambitions.

Because of the extended length and peculiar shape of the said prong 6 also, it is correspondingly 'diflicult or impossiblef for hogs equippedwvith the presentf device, to reach or overtake chickens, other fowls, or small game as sometimesoccurslunder ordi nary conditions.

In the manufacture I of -my present nose ring, which is regarded as a distinct prac-,, tical improvement uponrthe' Stewart Patent No. 1,136,496, experience has demonstrated that the kink or sli htindentation 3, in a ring-blank is necev a'ry to a proper closing and symmetrical formation thereof, to a proper meeting ofthe sharpened poiiits.

and to a maxim'um clearance" or in,- terior space ithinits confines when closed.

This term kink or slight indentation as used in the claims of this application, it may be stated,. relates to that portion in Figures 1, 3 andthe dottedlines of Figure 4-, between the lead lines of refer'- ence numerals 4 &,and hasa distinct fun tion to perform in the process of'making. these completed rings, equipped with ya cross spur o-r goad such as 5,, and, an interfering prong such a516, to prevent rooting. r

That function of kink 3 may be stated as follows: The combined Wire spur 5 and prong 6, isin practiceper'manently secured to the outer central portion of ring blanks by agency of electric Welding, and it has been found that the I-esulting crystallization sohardens thatportion of these rings between'the lead lines 4, 4 aforesaid, as to render impossible a proper closing; a symmetrical formationfa'nd the full rounded interior clearancevof the ring that, is .required, unless slight inward indentation orkink 3 is provided as herein shown and claimed; 7'

Having'thusdescrihed my present inven-: tion What I not? claim and desire to secure by Letters Patentis .i

1.: As gm arti lie of manufacture a blank for 'noseri ngs having oppositely disposed inturned p ercingends, and an indentation intermediate its ends arranged and adapted to facilitate closing and, Whenclosed, to insure a smooth surface Without indentations.

2.,As an article of manufacture a blank for nose rings having oppositely disposed inturnedpi ercing ends, an indentationinternediate'its ends' arrangedand adapted to facilitate,closing, and an anti-rooting prong crossingthe ringat an angle to the plane thereof.

3. As an article of manufacture a blank,

forv nose, rings having oppositely disposed inturned piercing ends an indentation in the pla-ne, of the fstructure ;lI1t1111B(llLt6 its bends,andfashoulderupon each side of said indentationarranged and adapted'to facilita-teclosingthe ringand, when closed, to in-' sure a smooth surface Without indentations.

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature.

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